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closing definition

closing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  close 
 
  3  of  14  senses  of  close 
 
  Sense  1 
  close  fold,  shut  down  close  down 
  =>  adjourn,  withdraw,  retire 
 
  Sense  3 
  close  shut 
  =>  snap 
  =>  slat 
  =>  slam,  bang 
  =>  shutter 
  =>  draw 
  =>  bung 
  =>  seal,  seal  off 
 
  Sense  14 
  close  fill,  fill  up 
  =>  seal 
  =>  plug,  stop  up  secure 
  =>  coapt,  conglutinate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  close 
 
  3  of  14  senses  of  close 
 
  Sense  1 
  close  fold,  shut  down  close  down 
  =>  adjourn,  withdraw,  retire 
  =>  prorogue 
 
  Sense  3 
  close  shut 
  =>  snap 
  =>  slat 
  =>  slam,  bang 
  =>  shutter 
  =>  draw 
  =>  bung 
  =>  seal,  seal  off 
  =>  reseal 
  =>  waterproof 
  =>  caulk,  calk 
  =>  pack 
 
  Sense  14 
  close  fill,  fill  up 
  =>  seal 
  =>  plug,  stop  up  secure 
  =>  stopper,  stopple 
  =>  tampon 
  =>  chink 
  =>  cork,  cork  up 
  =>  coapt,  conglutinate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  close 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  close 
 
  14  senses  of  close 
 
  Sense  1 
  close  fold,  shut  down  close  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  close 
  =>  end  terminate 
 
  Sense  3 
  close  shut 
 
  Sense  4 
  close 
  =>  barricade,  block,  blockade,  block  off  block  up  bar 
 
  Sense  5 
  close 
  =>  end  terminate 
 
  Sense  6 
  close 
  =>  approach,  near  come  on  go  up  draw  near  draw  close  come  near 
 
  Sense  7 
  close 
  =>  end  finish,  terminate,  cease 
 
  Sense  8 
  close  shut 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
 
  Sense  9 
  close  come  together 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  10 
  close 
  =>  join  bring  together 
 
  Sense  11 
  close 
  =>  join  bring  together 
 
  Sense  12 
  close 
  =>  prosecute,  engage,  pursue 
 
  Sense  13 
  close 
  =>  end 
 
  Sense  14 
  close  fill,  fill  up 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  close 
 
  close  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  14) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  close 
 
  Sense  3 
  close  shut 
 
  Sense  8 
  close  shut 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  close  fold,  shut  down  close  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  close 
  =>  end  terminate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  close 
  =>  barricade,  block,  blockade,  block  off  block  up  bar 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  close 
  =>  end  terminate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  close 
  =>  approach,  near  come  on  go  up  draw  near  draw  close  come  near 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  close 
  =>  end  finish,  terminate,  cease 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  close  come  together 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  close 
  =>  join  bring  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  close 
  =>  join  bring  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  close 
  =>  prosecute,  engage,  pursue 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  close 
  =>  end 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  14 
  close  fill,  fill  up 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  closing 
  bank  closing 
  closing 
  closing  curtain 
  closing  off 
  closing  price 
  closing  time 
  enclosing 
  plant  closing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  closing 
 
  The  noun  closing  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  shutting,  closing  --  (the  act  of  closing  something) 
  2.  conclusion,  end  close  closing,  ending  --  (the  last  section  of  a  communication;  "in  conclusion  I  want  to  say...") 
  3.  closing,  closure  --  (approaching  a  particular  destination;  a  coming  closer;  a  narrowing  of  a  gap;  "the  ship's  rapid  rate  of  closing  gave  them  little  time  to  avoid  a  collision") 
  4.  closure,  closedown,  closing,  shutdown  --  (termination  of  operations) 
  5.  completion,  culmination,  closing,  windup,  mop  up  --  (a  concluding  action) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  close 
 
  The  verb  close  has  14  senses  (first  12  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (649)  close  fold,  shut  down  close  down  --  (cease  to  operate  or  cause  to  cease  operating;  "The  owners  decided  to  move  and  to  close  the  factory";  "My  business  closes  every  night  at  8  P.M.) 
  2.  (293)  close  --  (complete  a  business  deal  negotiation,  or  an  agreement;  "We  closed  on  the  house  on  Friday";  "They  closed  the  deal  on  the  building") 
  3.  (217)  close  shut  --  (move  so  that  an  opening  or  passage  is  obstructed;  make  shut;  "Close  the  door";  "shut  the  window") 
  4.  (134)  close  --  (bar  access  to  "Due  to  the  accident,  the  road  had  to  be  closed  for  several  hours") 
  5.  (72)  close  --  (finish  or  terminate;  of  meetings,  speeches,  etc  "The  meeting  was  closed  with  a  charge  by  the  chairman  of  the  board") 
  6.  (66)  close  --  (draw  near:  "The  probe  closed  with  the  space  station") 
  7.  (55)  close  --  (come  to  a  close  "The  concert  closed  with  a  nocturne  by  Chopin") 
  8.  (44)  close  shut  --  (become  closed;  "The  windows  closed  with  a  loud  bang") 
  9.  (17)  close  come  together  --  (come  together,  as  if  in  an  embrace;  "Her  arms  closed  around  her  long  lost  relative") 
  10.  (9)  close  --  (unite  or  bring  into  contact  or  bring  together  the  edges  of  "close  the  circuit";  "close  a  wound") 
  11.  (4)  close  --  (bring  together  all  the  elements  or  parts  of:  "Management  closed  ranks") 
  12.  (1)  close  --  (engage  at  close  quarters;  "close  with  the  enemy") 
  13.  close  --  (cause  a  window  or  an  application  to  disappear  on  a  computer  desktop) 
  14.  close  fill,  fill  up  --  (fill  or  stop  up  "Can  you  close  the  cracks  with  caulking?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  closing 
 
  The  adj  closing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  closing  --  (final  or  ending;  "the  closing  stages  of  the  election";  "the  closing  weeks  of  the  year";  "the  closing  scene  of  the  film";  "closing  remarks") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  closing 
 
  1  sense  of  closing 
 
  Sense  1 
  closing  (vs.  opening) 
 
  opening  (vs.  closing) 
  =>  beginning(postnominal),  first 
  =>  inaugural,  initiative,  initiatory,  first  maiden 
  =>  introductory 
  =>  starting 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  closing 
 
  1  sense  of  closing 
 
  Sense  1 
  closing  (vs.  opening) 
  =>  concluding,  final,  last  terminal 
  =>  terminative 
  =>  year-end 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  closing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  closing 
 
  closing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  closing 
  closing 
  disclosing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  closing 
 
  The  noun  closing  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  shutting,  closing  --  (the  act  of  closing  something) 
  2.  conclusion,  end  close  closing,  ending  --  (the  last  section  of  a  communication;  "in  conclusion  I  want  to  say...") 
  3.  closing,  closure  --  (approaching  a  particular  destination;  a  coming  closer;  a  narrowing  of  a  gap;  "the  ship's  rapid  rate  of  closing  gave  them  little  time  to  avoid  a  collision") 
  4.  closure,  closedown,  closing,  shutdown  --  (termination  of  operations) 
  5.  completion,  culmination,  closing,  windup,  mop  up  --  (a  concluding  action) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  close 
 
  The  verb  close  has  14  senses  (first  12  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (649)  close  fold,  shut  down  close  down  --  (cease  to  operate  or  cause  to  cease  operating;  "The  owners  decided  to  move  and  to  close  the  factory";  "My  business  closes  every  night  at  8  P.M.) 
  2.  (293)  close  --  (complete  a  business  deal  negotiation,  or  an  agreement;  "We  closed  on  the  house  on  Friday";  "They  closed  the  deal  on  the  building") 
  3.  (217)  close  shut  --  (move  so  that  an  opening  or  passage  is  obstructed;  make  shut;  "Close  the  door";  "shut  the  window") 
  4.  (134)  close  --  (bar  access  to  "Due  to  the  accident,  the  road  had  to  be  closed  for  several  hours") 
  5.  (72)  close  --  (finish  or  terminate;  of  meetings,  speeches,  etc  "The  meeting  was  closed  with  a  charge  by  the  chairman  of  the  board") 
  6.  (66)  close  --  (draw  near:  "The  probe  closed  with  the  space  station") 
  7.  (55)  close  --  (come  to  a  close  "The  concert  closed  with  a  nocturne  by  Chopin") 
  8.  (44)  close  shut  --  (become  closed;  "The  windows  closed  with  a  loud  bang") 
  9.  (17)  close  come  together  --  (come  together,  as  if  in  an  embrace;  "Her  arms  closed  around  her  long  lost  relative") 
  10.  (9)  close  --  (unite  or  bring  into  contact  or  bring  together  the  edges  of  "close  the  circuit";  "close  a  wound") 
  11.  (4)  close  --  (bring  together  all  the  elements  or  parts  of:  "Management  closed  ranks") 
  12.  (1)  close  --  (engage  at  close  quarters;  "close  with  the  enemy") 
  13.  close  --  (cause  a  window  or  an  application  to  disappear  on  a  computer  desktop) 
  14.  close  fill,  fill  up  --  (fill  or  stop  up  "Can  you  close  the  cracks  with  caulking?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  closing 
 
  The  adj  closing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  closing  --  (final  or  ending;  "the  closing  stages  of  the  election";  "the  closing  weeks  of  the  year";  "the  closing  scene  of  the  film";  "closing  remarks") 



closing definition